# Garachiné Corregimiento, Chepigana District, Darién Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/garachine/ Corregimiento · Chepigana District # Garachiné Garachiné is a corregimiento of Panama in Chepigana District, Darién Province. It covers **217.5 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 218km² - 5mapped services - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Garachiné? Garachiné lies in [Chepigana District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/), [Darién Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 4 other corregimientos: [Puerto Piña](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/puerto-pina/), [Río Sábalo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/embera/sambu/rio-sabalo/), [Sambú](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/sambu/) and [Taimatí](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/taimati/). By area it is the 68th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 3.0% of [Chepigana District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/). The centre of Garachiné is about 169 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 48 km from La Palma, the main town of Chepigana District. The centre point is at 8.0226° N, 78.3371° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan). ## Know before you go: Garachiné - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - CurrencyBalboa (PAB) - Country calling code+507 - LanguagesSpanish, English - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bahia Piña Airport (BFQ) · Puerto Piña51 km - Tocumen International Airport (PTY) · Tocumen164 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:58). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Garachiné Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Garachiné. The largest with a recorded population: Garachiné (1,188). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 93 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Bonguito - Cabecera de La Suerte - Calle Larga - Celorio - Celorio Arriba - Cerro Naipe - Garachiné - Jesucito - La Honda - La Raíz - Los Tablones - Mompo - Naranjal - Papayal - Pinoguilla - Puerto Escondido - Quebrada Barbudero - Río Jesucito - San Antonio - San Miguel - San Miguelito - Santa Bárbara - Totumo Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Garachiné Named natural and historic features inside Garachiné, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Bijagual - Quebrada Celorio - Quebrada La Raíz - Quebrada Pinoguilla - Río Jesucito - Río San Antonio - Río de Jesús ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Sapo · 890 m ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 airfield. - Boroviche - Garachiné Airport Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Garachiné and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chepigana District, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Oct (25 °C). About 2,337 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (283 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 60 Feb 26 24 Mar 27 70 Apr 27 188 May 26 283 Jun 26 269 Jul 26 242 Aug 25 239 Sep 25 272 Oct 25 261 Nov 25 256 Dec 25 173 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Garachiné Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Punta Patiño Lodge · La Palma 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25666&mlon=-78.26747#map=17/8.25666/-78.26747) School Escuela Calle Larga · Garachiné 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02603&mlon=-78.30737#map=17/8.02603/-78.30737) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Garachiné Places mapped inside Garachiné in open map data, by type. - Schools5 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other corregimientos in Chepigana District - Agua Fría - Camogantí - Chepigana - Cucunatí - Jaqué - La Palma - Puerto Piña - Río Congo - Río Congo Arriba - Río Iglesias - Sambú - Santa Fé - Setegantí - Taimatí - Tucutí ## Quick answers - Where is Garachiné?In Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama - What borders Garachiné?Puerto Piña, Río Sábalo, Sambú and Taimatí - What time zone is Garachiné in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Garachiné?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Garachiné?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Garachiné?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Garachiné?Settlements lie between 8 m and 93 m - What is the highest point in Garachiné?Cerro Sapo (890 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Garachiné?January to March - What is the P-code of Garachiné?PA050105 (OCHA common operational dataset)